Obituaries

Michael H. "Mike" Doll

May 16, 2021

On May 16, 2021, Michael H. Doll of North Webster, Indiana, saddled up, tipped his Stetson, and rode off into the sunset.

Mike was born on October 30, 1947, to Herman (Mike) and Joan Doll of Cromwell, Indiana.  He and his sister, Carol, grew up on the family farm.  He played high school basketball.  He graduated from...

Loretta Skelton

May 16, 2021

Loretta Skelton, 80, of Syracuse, IN passed away at 4:58 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at her home. She was born on October 1, 1940 in Nappanee, IN to William & Dorothy (Holderman) Keifer.

She grew up in Nappanee and attended Northridge High School in Nappanee. She moved to Syracuse in 1966 and was married on...

Carol J. Myers

May 14, 2021

Carol J. Myers, 88, of Plymouth, IN, passed away at 10:40 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021 at We Belong Senior Home in Plymouth, IN. She was born on January 28, 1933 in Highland, IL to Osmar Otto & Pearl (Ulmet) Zilles.

She graduated in 1951 from Highland High School, Illinois State University, and received her Master’s from...

Mary Ann Haskins

May 12, 2021

Mary Ann Haskins, 71, of North Webster, IN passed away at 3:47 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Mason Health & Rehab in Warsaw, IN. She was born on December 4, 1949 in East Chicago, IN to George & Ann E. (Hora) Matson.

She graduated in 1968 from Roosevelt High School in East Chicago, IN and...

Charlotte Zachary

May 11, 2021

Charlotte Zachary, age 87 of Warsaw, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 4:44 p.m. in Fort Wayne at Lutheran Hospital. The daughter of John Slazas and Iva (Hickman) Slazas, Charlotte was born on February 14, 1934. She grew up in Fountain County, Indiana and was especially close to her grandmother as her mother, Iva died when Charlotte was...

Miriam R. Dorrington

May 11, 2021

Miriam R. Dorrington, 85, of Warsaw, IN (formerly of Evergreen Park, IL) passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in Syracuse, IN.  She was born on November 22, 1935 in Chicago, IL to Martin and Vera (Johnson) Lundien.

She graduated from Calumet High School in Chicago, IL and lived most of her life in the Chicago area. ...

Alex Jackson "Jack" Simpson

May 11, 2021

Alex Jackson "Jack" Simpson, 71, of North Webster, IN passed away at 11:07 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at his residence. He was born on March 9, 1950 in Centertown, KY to John W. & Civilla G. (Barrett) Simpson.

He attended Centertown High School, received his GED from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and was a...

Lori D. Clark

May 10, 2021

Lori D. Clark, 58, of Milford, IN passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021 at her home. She was born on July 16, 1962 in Goshen, IN to Ren S. & Kathryn L (Stiffler) Clark.

She attended Wawasee High School in Syracuse and lived most of her life in the Milford / New Paris/...

Patricia M. "Patty" Gammiere

May 10, 2021

Patricia M. “Patty” Gammiere, 75, of Mentor, OH (formerly of Syracuse, IN) passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 at Lake Health West Medical Center in Willoughby, OH. She was born on March 11, 1946 in Cleveland, OH to William & Bernice (Van) Walker.

She graduated in in 1964 from Collinwood High School in Cleveland, OH and...

Dontaye Y. Cain

May 9, 2021

Dontaye Cain, age 28 of Warsaw, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 9, 2021 in a motor vehicle accident. The son of Garland Cain and Nicole Hill Cain, he was born in Orange County, Florida on August 19, 1992. He spent his formative years in Missouri and graduated there from Winfield High School. He was involved in multiple sports throughout...

Thomas Hall

May 8, 2021

Thomas Hall, 73, of Silver Lake passed away at 12:14 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Claypool, IN.  No services will be held at this time.  Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. St. Rd. 15, 46582 is in charge of arrangements.

Ida Serantes

May 8, 2021

Ida Serantes, 100, of Syracuse, IN (formerly of New Jersey) passed away at 8:14 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at her granddaughter’s home in Syracuse, IN. She was born on November 10, 1920 in New York, NY to Gullermo & Regina (Mejuta) Perez.

She attended high school in Newark, NJ and was married to Jesus Serantes...

Dianna Pequignot-Cross

May 7, 2021

Dianna Pequignot Cross, age 74 of Warsaw, passed away quietly in her son’s home on Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5:40 p.m. Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on September 7, 1946, Dianna was the daughter of the late Harold Junior Bisig and Adaline (Woodruff) Russell. She essentially grew up on Barbee Lakes and graduated from North Webster High School before...

Constance J. "Joan" Moore

May 3, 2021

Constance J. “Joan” Moore, 92, of Leesburg, IN passed away at 8:27 a.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021 at her home. She was born on November 27, 1928 in Fort Wayne, IN to Frank A. & Al-Aroma (Merrick) Green.

She attended South Side High School in Fort Wayne, graduated from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, and Warner...

Jerry L. Fesler

May 2, 2021

Jerry L. Fesler, 71, of Milford, IN passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his home. He was born on May 7, 1949  in Fort Wayne, IN to Paul William & Opal Irene (Patterson) Fesler.

He graduated in 1967 from Columbia City High School and was a United States Army veteran. He grew up...

Judith L. "Judie" Hussey

Apr 29, 2021

Judith L. “Judie” Hussey, 81, of Nappanee, IN (formerly of Cromwell, IN) passed away at 11:38 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 10, 1939 in East Chicago, In to Louis & Dorothy “Danica” (Mihailovich) Beison.

She attended Hammond Technical High School and was married on January 31, 1986 in...

Dilon Robert Carpenter

Apr 28, 2021

Dilon Robert Carpenter, 12, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:44 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IN. He was born on July 7, 2008 in Warsaw, IN to Robert Nickolas “Nick” Carpenter & Shawn Marie Knafel.

He lived in the Columbia City area most of his life, attended...

Kelly Patrick Adams

Apr 27, 2021

Kelly Patrick Adams, 59, of Pierceton, IN (formerly of Tuscaloosa, AL) passed away at 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. He was born on November 1, 1961 in Chicago, IL to Lawrence Joseph & Reva Jean (Kelly) Adams.

He graduated from high school in Chicago and was a...

Elvin Reyes Sr.

Apr 27, 2021

Elvin Reyes, Sr., loving husband and father of two, passed away on Tuesday April 27, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. in Fort Wayne at Parkview Regional Medical Center. A resident of Warsaw, he was 67 years old. Elvin was born on August 21, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois to Antonio Zapata and Reyes Melendez Reyes. He graduated from Tuley high School in...

Raymond Bodnar

Apr 27, 2021

Raymond S. Bodnar, a resident of Warsaw, passed away quietly on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 7:50 p.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse. Age 71, he was born in Hammond, Indiana on August 3, 1949, he was the son of the late John and Wanda (Sowinski) Bodnar. Raymond grew up in the family home and lived much of his life...